Wards with 74 beds to come up in medicine block of Govt. Wenlock Hospital

The State authorities has fixed administrative support for gathering the 4th and 5th floors successful the medicine artifact gathering of Government Wenlock Hospital successful the city. In all, 2 wards with a full of 74 beds are acceptable to travel up connected those floors.

The 2 floors volition beryllium built astatine a outgo of ₹10 crores to beryllium fixed by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) nether its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund, a authorities bid issued connected January 31 said.

The 4th level volition person a ward with 52 beds and the Central Sterile Supply Department, portion the 5th level volition person a 22-bed ward.

Meanwhile, the authorities has upgraded the station of the District Surgeon astatine the Wenlock Hospital to Medical Superintendent.

The territory in-charge curate and Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao said successful a connection that the authorities has chalked retired a program to fortify facilities astatine the Wenlock Hospital by investing ₹70 crore. In that, the authorities has issued an bid to merchandise ₹35 crore successful the archetypal phase.

The authorities is successful talks with the Kasturba Medical College regarding a ₹100 crore assistance for Wenlock Hospital, the curate said.